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Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet was issued a technical foul and ejected in the final seconds of Saturday’s 104-98 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers and then pointed his finger in the official’s face as he left the court.
VanVleet was called for an offensive foul on an inbounds pass before he expressed his frustration.
Crew Chief Courtney Kirkland told the Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Feigen in a pool report interview that VanVleet was